Lesser Striped Swallow / Cecropis abyssinica LC
- Synonyms Ethiopian Swallow, Smaller Striped Swallow, Lesser Striped-Swallow, Striped Swallow
- Old latin name for bird Cercropis abyssinica, Hirundo abyssinica, Hirundo puella
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Where to see Lesser Striped Swallow
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Lesser Striped Swallow subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecropis abyssinica abyssinica | e Sudan to Somalia | - | No |
| Cecropis abyssinica ampliformis | s Angola and n Namibia to w Zambia and nw Zimbabwe | - | No |
| Cecropis abyssinica bannermani | ne Central African Republic and sw Sudan | - | No |
| Cecropis abyssinica maxima | se Nigeria to sw Central African Republic | - | No |
| Cecropis abyssinica puella | Senegal and Gambia to n Cameroon | - | No |
| Cecropis abyssinica unitatis | Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to s Somalia and s to Angola, Botswana and e South Africa | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinstreepswael |
| Catalan | oreneta de caputxa roja |
| Chinese | 小纹燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 小紋燕 |
| Croatian | prugasta lastavica |
| Czech | vlaštovka žíhaná, Vlaštovka menší |
| Danish | Stribesvale |
| Dutch | Savannezwaluw, Savanne-zwaluw |
| Esperanto | Abisena hirundo |
| Estonian | väike-roostepääsuke |
| Finnish | viirupääsky |
| French | Hirondelle striée, Hirondelle à gorge striée |
| Frisian | Streekte swel |
| Galician | Andoriña da Abisinia |
| German | Zwergrötelschwalbe, KleineStreifenschwalbe, Maidschwalbe, Kleine Streifenschwalbe |
| Hungarian | abesszin fecske |
| Icelandic | Randasvala |
| Irish | Fáinleog bheag stríocach |
| Italian | Rondine striata minore, Rondine dell'Abissinia, Rondine dell’Abissinia |
| Japanese | コズアカコシアカツバメ |
| Latvian | Abesīnijas bezdelīga |
| Lithuanian | mažoji šelmeninė kregždė |
| Norwegian | bredstripesvale |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Breistripesvale |
| Polish | jaskółka abisyńska, jaskólka abisynska |
| Portuguese | andorinha-estriada-pequena |
| Russian | Рыжеголовая ласточка, Абиссинская ласточка, Пятнистогрудая ласточка, Пятнистогрудая (настоящая) ласточка |
| Serbian | Prugasta lasta, Mala prugasta lasta |
| Shona | Nyenganyenga |
| Slovak | Lastovička pásikavobruchá, lastovička pásikavá |
| Spanish | Golondrina Franjeada Chica, Golondrina abisinia |
| Swahili | Mbayuwayu Michirizi Mdogo |
| Swedish | mindre strimsvala |
| Tsonga | Nyengha |
| Tswana | Pêolwane |
| Turkish | Habeş Kırlangıcı, Habeşistan kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | ластівка абісинська |
| Welsh | Gwennol resog fach |
| Xhosa | Inkonjane |
| Zulu | iNkonjane |